Expressway to donate part of Friday fares to slain officer's family

The South Bay Expressway intends to donate 50 cents from every fare collected on Friday, Aug. 12, to the San Diego Police Officers Association fund for Officer Jeremy Henwood’s family.

A four-year veteran of the police force, Henwood worked out of the department’s mid-city division. He was on duty Saturday in City Heights when he was fatally shot by 23-year-old Dejon White.

Henwood was a former Marine, twice deployed to Iraq, and recently returned from Afghanistan.

Henwood's funeral is Friday at 10 a.m. at the Rock Church, 2277 Rosecrans St., in Liberty Station. A 12-mile procession of law enforcement vehicles will travel from Qualcomm Stadium to the church.

“Officer Henwood’s death is a tragedy felt by all San Diegans,” said South Bay Expressway CEO Greg Hulsizer. “On Friday, we will donate 50 cents from every trip taken to Officer Henwood’s memorial fund. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during these incredibly difficult days.”

More than 27,000 trips are taken on the expressway each weekday, according to Hulsizer.

South Bay Expressway extends 10 miles, from SR-54 in Spring Valley to SR-905 near the International Border Crossing, through eastern Chula Vista.